A Chicago Public Schools teacher has died after suffering a heart attack at an elementary school in the Austin neighborhood, authorities said.
James Dasher, 58, collapsed Tuesday afternoon at Spencer Elementary Technology Academy, according to the...

The affluent Highland Park-based Township High School District 113 has all the modern technology, bandwidth, computers and technicians it needs to administer new online state exams this spring — but it opted to go with old-fashioned paper and pencil...

With days remaining before Illinois schools can administer a new state-mandated test, Chicago Public Schools remains in a tight spot over the potential consequences of its decision to spurn the exam, officials acknowledged Wednesday.
The Chicago...

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I’m currently receiving an annuity from the Illinois Teachers Retirement System after teaching in a non-Chicago Public Schools public high school for a third of a century and contributing my portion to the system while employed.
I am beyond being angered that this year’s Cook County property tax bills include a summary of the debt owed by each taxing district with emphasis on pension and health care shortcomings. Current and retired employees are the obvious targets; when did we become the...

Teachers at a West Town school say a revised student discipline code that scales back suspensions and expulsions has left them struggling to deal with unruly students.
"There were no structures put in place to support this code of conduct," said Megan Shaunnessy, a special education teacher at De Diego Community Academy. "It's just basically been a totally lawless few months."
Teachers at the school say they have not been given resources to work with a revised Student Code of Conduct implemented...

The city's cash-strapped school system is seeking to borrow up to $700 million as finance officials work to manage the district's many debts.
Chicago Board of Education members on Wednesday voted 6-0 to approve a measure providing for up to $300 million in bonds for recent projects and about $400 million more to restructure existing loans. None of the money would go to future projects,
Large debt issuances are fairly routine for the massive school district with a total debt load of about $6 billion....

Debating vaccination requirements isn’t new, but panic over the recent measles outbreak has triggered heated arguments and plenty of fresh questions. This issue goes beyond social media rants and false claims. So, what’s the real deal with vaccines?
WHAT’S HAPPENING?
An ongoing measles outbreak that originated last month at Disneyland in California spread to 16 other states. Measles is an extremely contagious airborne disease with a host of symptoms, the most telling of which is a...

In its first formal response to a federal discrimination lawsuit, Chicago Public Schools denied the principal of a Northwest Side elementary school targeted pregnant teachers for dismissal and asserted performance ratings and layoff decisions that affected pregnant teachers were "consistent with business necessity."
The district argues federal authorities "cannot establish a pattern or practice of discrimination" because the district's employment decisions were motivated by legitimate and...

The Chicago Board of Education's decision Wednesday to borrow up to $700 million is likely to bring new scrutiny from ratings agencies as the district struggles to bridge a $1.1 billion gap in its upcoming budget.
As with any major debt issuance, analysts will examine the district's books to evaluate CPS' finances for investors. Once the books are open, the ratings agencies may find other things they don't like — as a top district official acknowledged to board members.
"This transaction...